A Maltese investigative journalist who exposed the island nation's links to offshore tax havens through the leaked Panama Papers was killed Monday when a bomb exploded in her car, the prime minister said.

A Maltese investigative journalist who exposed the island nation's links to offshore tax havens through the leaked Panama Papers was killed Monday when a bomb exploded in her car, the prime minister said.

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"Each of the commanding officers conducted these activities with the best of intent," Vice Admiral Griggs said in a statement.

"However, I expect nothing but the highest standards of those in command."

Vice Admiral Griggs said the actions were not intended as punishment but to uphold the navy's high professional standards.

Under privacy laws, none of the officers or their ships were identified.

Defence said no further information would be disclosed.

A spokesman for Defence Minister David Johnston declined to comment, saying it was a matter for the Navy.

Federal Labor says the Abbott government has failed to ensure proper oversight of Operation Sovereign Borders.

"It is unfair in the extreme that Navy officers are being disciplined and counselled, while Tony Abbott and (Immigration Minister) Scott Morrison refuse to take any responsibility for the Indonesian incursions," acting defence spokesman David Feeney said.

He claimed there were reports the joint agency taskforce had ordered Navy and Customs ships to sail too close to Indonesian territorial waters.

Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said Operation Blame the Soldiers was now in full swing.